Process of making shoes



PROCESS OF MAKING SHOES Filed Nov. 50, 1,926

Patented Apr. 9, 1929.

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NATHANIEL CHRISTOPHER SMALL, OF AUBURN, .MAINE.

PROCESS OF MAKING- SHOES.

Application filed November 30, 1926. Serial No. 151,733.

The present invention relates to the manufacture of a turn shoe and aims to provide a novel method of securing a turn sole to its upper by operations without the necessity of channeling the sole on the flesh side of the sole, but may be channeled on the grain or hair side of the sole if desired.

Another object of the invention is to pro- .vide a method of lasting a turn shoe with the use of staples or tacks.

A still further object of the invention is to so last a turn shoe that it be sewed after the last has been removed.

With the foregoing and other objects in View which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be. made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.-

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a turn shoe on a last, the upper and sole thereof being secured by stapling.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view illustrating the turn shoe as removed from the last and stitched.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a bottom plan view illustrating the turn shoe, having been stitched and the upper trimmed.

Figure 6 is a sectional View through the finished shoe after it has been turned right side out.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 indicates a turn shoe sole, while the reference character 6 indicates the upper of the shoe, the sole and the upper being positioned on the last.

In carrying out the present invention, after the sole and upper have been placed on the last, the sole and upper are secured together by means of staples as indicated at 7, the staples being positioned in a line in spaced relation with the outer edge of the sole to permit the upper to be properly trimmed prior to the turning oi": the shoe.

After the turn shoe has been lasted and the last removed from the shoe, the sole and upper are positioned in a lock-stitch sewing machine provided with a straight needle and shuttle, and the upper stitched to the sole i ormin g a lock-stitch in the sole of the shoe by means of a line of stitching 8.

It follows that the next step in the present method is to trim the upper at a point between the staples and the line oi stitching 8, leaving the edge even and trim.

The shoe is turned right side out, and relasted, the trimmed portion of the upper being covered by a suitable innersole or seeklining not shown. Thus it will be seen that due to this construction and method a turn shoe is provided, the upper thereof being secured to the sole after the turn shoe has been relasted, and the last has been removed #from the shoe, thereby permitting the sewing operation to be accomplished with a straight needle lock-stitch machine.

I claim A method of constructing a turn shee including placing a sole and upper of turn shoe on a shoe last so that the edges of the upper on the sole lie in close proximity to each other, securing the upper to the sole by a line of staples placed intermediate the edge of the sole and the edge of that portion of the upper contacting with the sole, securing the upper to the sole by a line or? stitching disposed between the line of staples and the edge of the sole, trimming the upper between the line of staples and the edge of the sole. removing that portion of the upper in which the staples are positioned and which is trimmed from the upper, and finally turning the shoe.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signature.

NATHANEEL CHRISTOPHER SMALL. 

